Animals (Amendment) Act, No. 46 of 1988. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Animals Act, No. 29 of 1958. Subject Livestock Keyword Slaughtering Marking/identification Cattle Animal production Swine Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The following Sections are added to the original text: Section 3C provides for the transport permits to be issued by the local authorities in order to consent to the transportation of animals and whose validity covers a period of three months. Section 5A provides for appointed places where animals shall be branded. Section 6 provides for the description of the branding mark to be submitted to the local authorities. Section 19A provides for selling by public auction of the cattle that has not been claimed back by the owner in a period of thirty days since being detained. Section 24A provides for the expenses incurred by the authorities in the keeping of detained cattle or fines for damaging or trespassing land as payable by the legitimate cattle owner. Section 37B rules that every Government Veterinary Surgeon shall act, under the present provision, as a peace officer for all legal matters related to this very Act. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Animals Act, No. 29 of 1958. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1958 (1988) Keyword: Basic legislation, Slaughtering, Marking/identification, Cattle, Animal production, Swine, Poultry, Animal health, Inspection, Transport/storage, Dangerous animal/harmful animal Source: FAO, FAOLEX